Quitters - Collin Raye

VERSE I: Nobody thinks about that stuff

Like, how tall he might have been, or how fast he could’ve run

They just stare as he rolls by

All they see is a helpless kid, with no chance to live a life

If they only knew.

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CHORUS: He’s got dreams of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash

Climbing up a snow-capped mountain & planting his flag

He believes one day he’ll stand up & walk away from that chair

He’s got faith, he’s got hope, and all his Mama’s prayers

He’s not jaded or bitter

He’s gonna leave the giving up

For the QUITTERS

VERSE II: The doctors say no way he’ll walk

He’s just smiles and says, I’m gonna prove you wrong

Lots of falls and failed attempts

His legs keep giving out but his heart ain’t giving in

What they don’t know is.

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CHORUS: He’s got dreams of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash

Pushing Earnhardt down the backstretch in a Daytona draft

He believes one day he’ll stand up & walk away from that chair

He’s got faith, he’s got hope, and all his Mama’s prayers

He’s not jaded or bitter

He’s gonna leave the giving up

For the QUITTERS

BRIDGE: He pulls himself up on the bars and takes a long, deep breath

Lifts his right foot off the mat and with all that he has left

He takes a step, one step —

CHORUS Toward his dreams of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash

Going long for a touchdown with his buddies out back

He believes one day he’ll stand up & walk away from that chair

He’s got faith, he’s got hope, and all his Mama’s prayers

He’s not jaded or bitter

He’s gonna leave the giving up

For the QUITTER